Website Co-Administrator
We encourage shipmates with the time, commitment, and willingness to learn new skills to serve as Web Co-Administrator – see below…
What is a Web Administrator?
Web administrators keep web content and links up to date, find and fix web page problems, and implement website security measures such as the web application firewall and encryption. They conduct back-up and recovery procedures regularly.
Who is interested in our website?
| U.S NCVA Members | Current and former U.S. NCVA members, surviving spouses of U.S. NCVA members, and second-party allied or contractor personnel who have been accepted as U.S. NCVA member. |
| FRUPAC Members | Current and former U.S. Navy Cryptologic personnel who have obtained and maintain an amateur radio license. |
| Active Duty Personnel | Current officers and sailors directly assigned to U.S. Navy Cryptology source ratings or designators who are eligible for U.S. NCVA membership but who have not yet become members. |
| Old Salts | Former Communications or Cryptologic Technicians whose membership in the U.S. NCVA has lapsed. |
| Eligible Individuals | Those who were involved with U.S. Navy Cryptology and who meet the requirements for membership in the U.S. NCVA but who are not yet dues-paying members. |
| Tourists | Individuals with no professional background in U.S. Navy Cryptology but who are interested in the history of Navy Cryptology. |
What skills are needed to administer our website?
Digital publication doesn’t just happen. Every content management system, or CMS, has its own sets of rules and unique techniques or mechanics. If you’re interested but expect to work with a “user-friendly” CMS, this is not for you. Ours is not a peculiarly complex or confounding system, but it’s effective use requires attention to the elements briefly described here:
| Willingness to Learn | This includes the mechanics of the Content Management System as well as the means to use the various system extensions implemented on our website. |
| Content Tracking | Refresh the look and feel of the website as needed. |
| Monitor Visitor Activity | Analyze data to improve member experience. |
| Troubleshoot | Identify & resolve problems to improve member experience. |
| Identify Trends | Ensure our website technologies are up-to-date. |
| Communication | Document the procedures members need to improve their experience with our website |
Life is only a set of challenges
Class “A”, “B”, and “C” schools presented each of us with successively complex training skills needed to do our jobs. Training we received “on-position” was ever more involved as we developed the collection and analytical skills needed to succeed. This is in our professional DNA, in current terms.